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  • The Diamond Thieves (1917)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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The Diamond Thieves (1917)
Short | Short, Drama
There is a mysterious flooding of the American market with gems of astonishing brilliancy which alarms the Kimberly interests controlling the output. Unable, through their own efforts, to locate the source of the new stones, they secure ...See moreThere is a mysterious flooding of the American market with gems of astonishing brilliancy which alarms the Kimberly interests controlling the output. Unable, through their own efforts, to locate the source of the new stones, they secure the services of Westerly, a detective. Westerly gets a clue on Shedah, who is always guarded by two Hindoo servants. Only through his double, disguised to represent himself, is he able to shadow Shedah to the sacred laboratory, where the alchemist manufactures the diamonds. He is found and a fight takes place. The detective is battered out of the place, as Shedah destroys the laboratory with all its secrets. They elude the detective and his assistants for some time. Westerly traces the Hindoo party to another seaport and at length rounds them up at a fashionable ball. Again they escape. Here the Hindoos are overpowered, and again they are followed to their private yacht, where the Hindoos are overpowered and as the alchemist is about to be taken in the custody of the law, he slips from his pocket a small bottle of poison and drinks it. A minute later he drops to the floor dead, taking with him the secret of the manufacturing of the fake diamonds. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Robert Z. Leonard
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Updated Feb 1, 1917
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Feb 1, 1917 (United States)

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